men & girls dance

“One of things that’s different here – that we love – are the rights of the child. Sweden is a place where children count, their voices, their visibility in society. In the way time is given to their growth, to being nurtured, to play. From politicians in decision-making, to maternity and paternity leave, to what is taught at school and how. Children’s rights are foregrounded and because of these beliefs it seems to be that these girls have such a strong sense of their agency, their entitlement and themselves, their power to ask questions of the world, of others, of… Read More

We’re very excited that this week Men & Girls Dance, our project about the rights of adults and children to be together in positive ways, will be performed at Skånes Dansteater as part of their Dance & People Talk festival. It’s our first international residency for the project, and we have a brand new cast of talented girls from Malmö. Three brilliant new men – Luke Divall, Bakani Pick-Up and Akshay Sharma – have also joined the company. The performances take place on Thursday 1 November at 7pm, Saturday 3 November at 6pm, and Sunday 4 November at 4pm. For more… Read More

Today the company flies to Malmö, Sweden, to begin working on a new version of Men & Girls Dance as part of Skånes Dansteater’s festival 2018, Dance & People Talk. We’ll be working with a brand new cast of girls from Malmö, and we’re thrilled that two new men have joined the company, Bakani Pickup and Luke Divall. Men & Girls Dance brings together two very different groups of performers: men who dance professionally and local girls who dance for fun. At times playful, at times provocative, it celebrates the rights of adults and children to be together, to play together and to dance… Read More

In November, UK company Fevered Sleep and Skånes Dansteater will produce a new version of Fevered Sleep’s project Men & Girls Dance. In the performance, five male professional dancers are joined by nine 8-11 year old girls from Malmö. Men & Girls Dance is a celebration of normal, positive relationships between men and girls – relationships that are based on play, trust, care, protection and love. As part of the project we will publish a special bilingual Malmö edition of the Men & Girls Dance newspaper. The newspaper explores the themes of the project, and will be distributed for free… Read More

We’re thrilled to be presenting Men & Girls Dance, our project celebrating the rights of adults and children to be together, to play together and to dance together, at Skånes Dansteater in Malmö, Sweden. It will appear as part of their conference Dance and People Talk, with performances on: Thursday Nov 1 at 7pm Saturday Nov 3 at 6pm (there will also be a workshop on this date from 10am-1pm) Sunday Nov 4 at 4pm We’re also very pleased to welcome three new men to the company; Akshay Sharma, Bakani Pickup, and Luke Divall, and nine brilliant new girls from Malmö. If you would like to… Read More